> no one can wonder why people are mislead by well meaning but
> unstudied commentor's of the Bible.
>
> such is the case with the word ' Atheism ' and how an Atheist got
> to be one.
>
> Atheism comes from the Greek word " Atheos " and it's found in just
> one place in all of Scripture, and that is in Eph. 2:12 and is
> rendered " without God. "
>
> what " without God " is like is not what the man in the street would
> likely answer. the answer is given in the verse the word ' atheist '
> is found in, as well as many other places in Scripture... Ro. 9:18 for
> example... where it is stated that there are but two kinds of people
> on earth...
>
> those upon whom God shows mercy and whom upon whom He does not.
>
> the Atheist thinks he's the smart one and rejected God by some wit
> and wisdom on his part, but that's not the case at all.
>
> he's rejected by God Himself, impartially, because upon him God does
> not desire to have mercy, but rather, God desires to harden him, just
> like Ro. 9:18 says...
>
> the verse reads... " He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens
> whom He desires. "
>
> so, when someone posts foul mouthed statements calling God a liar;
> a sky fairy; some kind of figment of man's imagination and the like,
> it's not because the poster is so smart to have cornered the market on
> truth... it's because the poster and his kind were passed by and left
> to themselves, being shown no mercy, resulting in a life of hating
> and being hated from which his dark words spring.
>
> it's God's choice he's marked for death, not his... and there's
> nothing he can do about it since God does not love everybody but
> rather... " Thou dost hate all who do iniquity. " ( Ps. 5:5 ) and
> God is angry with him everyday... Ps. 7:11
>
> the vast majority of people on earth today are Atheists. just as
> when millions of men, women, and children were swept away in the great
> flood in Noah's time by an angry and just Almighty God, so too are
> they today who are passed by and marked for death, being shown no
> mercy. God chooses who will be shown mercy, not man.
>
> curse God all you desire Mr. Atheist... it just confirms you've been
> passed by for mercy and left to yourself.